“Bishop’s Waltham Bites” returns!
Saturday 25 March (11am-2pm) will see the return of the hugely popular ‘Bishop’s Waltham Bites’, an opportunity for participants to sample tasty culinary treats prepared by local food businesses in Bishop’s Waltham’s town centre.
For a fee of £5, participants can sample delicious delicacies in 8 different outlets in the town centre. With the participating outlets providing the samples for free, and promotion costs covered by a grant from The Southern Co-operative, all proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to Bishop’s Waltham Youth Club, who will use the money to fund an outdoor activity day at Marwell Activity Centre.
The huge popularity of the first event held in October 2016 has led the Bishop’s Waltham Town Team to organise two more events in 2017; one in March and another on 7 October. Serving up tasters at the March event are: Natural Deli, The Southern Co-operative, Giorgio’s Mediterranean Restaurant, Piccola Roma, Any Fish, Grover’s Butchers, Apple Crumble and Kitsch and The Crown Inn.
The event has been organised by Winchester City Council’s Market Towns Development Team in collaboration with the Bishop’s Waltham Town Team to support local businesses and showcase the abundance of restaurants, cafés and shops that Bishop’s Waltham has to offer.
The support received from The Southern Co-operative (TSC) for this event forms part of a wider funding agreement between TSC and Winchester City Council’s Market Towns Development Team.
Cllr Rob Humby, Cabinet Member for Business Partnerships and Policy Coordination said:
Partnership working is becoming an increasingly important part of how we work and this event shows how a collaboration between the City Council, a Town Team and a private company can reap benefits for local people, businesses and charities. It’s really exciting.
Andrea Tudor, Community and Campaigns Co-ordinator at The Southern Cooperative said:
We are proud to support this popular event which showcases local food and promotes local high street businesses. Our store will be serving up tasters of our ‘Local Flavours’ range which we hope will go down well.
Tickets for this event are on sale now at Apple Crumble and Kitsch on Bishop’s Waltham High Street.
For more information about this event and the next Bishop’s Waltham Bites event on Saturday 7 October, visit lovebishopswaltham.com or visit the ‘Bishop’s Waltham What’s On’ Facebook page.